Why Do I Have Homework? My biggest problem with homework is not so much that it's a waste of my son's time, but because of what it requires of me.
Why Solo Parenting Really Isn't Shift Work Early in my solo parenting time, I looked at my time as a shift. As in, "I'm on duty now and my husband can take the next...
How to Rock Must-Have Parenting How can you be the primary parent while working an outside job and retain that piece of yourself that you just can't lose?
How Do Over-Achieving Parents Justify It? Lots of blogs and articles cite the dangers of over-parenting, even as we admire the dedication the over-parenters put in.
An Open Letter to Parents Who Pick Their Kids Up Early Save your strength. Don't make parenting any harder than it has to be.
An Open Letter to Our Service Members As Must-Have Parents, we don’t talk about our partners, the Must-Do Parents, enough. And we don't give them enough credit.
Are Children With Military Parents Missing Out? Like most parents, I'm plagued by the idea that my Army husband and I might be screwing up our kids.
Are You Competing in the Parent Games? For most Must-Have Parents, summer is the season of the slog. We just have to get through it.
Why You Should Placehold, Not Gatekeep Placeholding is hard because the thing that makes us successful as Must-Have Parents is our ability to tackle stuff on our...
Do You Feel Like a Mouse in a Maze? No one has ever done this style of adulthood before. That's why our lives seem so stinkin' hard, why we question our...
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.